1904 $2.50 MS (PCGS#7856)
The January 2013 Americana Sale
- Auctioneer
- Stack's Bowers
- Lot Number
- 13296
- Grade
- MS68
- Price
- 28,200
- Lot Description
- 1904 Liberty Quarter Eagle. MS-68 (PCGS). CAC. The 1904 quarter eagle is not an issue that attracts great attention from type collectors. While it is a readily available issue through most grades, including better Mint State designations, the 1904 yields to the final three dates in the Liberty quarter eagle series in terms of overall numbers and affordability. At the rare Superb Gem level, however, even the relatively plentiful 1904 issue becomes a conditional rarity. The Registry Set collector should note that this is the <em>sole </em>MS68 representative certified by PCGS, with none finer. The strike is as sharp as one could possibly imagine, with complete definition on the central and peripheral motifs alike. Shimmering luster enlivens the immaculate yellow-gold and apricot surfaces. Close inspection with a magnifier only confirms the initial impression of virtual perfection.
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